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. -- you will read a lot about obama. not one word about obama. he has a lot behind him. nobody ever says anything. we are tired of it. i will tell you that. the public is tired of it. there is going to be a reckoning that very soon. all you people that are hiding obama and telling all of these tales that he is eligible to be president are going to have egg all over your face. caller: i would like to talk about something a little closer to home. i live in pennsylvania and i know people have been talking about what is going on with this voting. what upsets me is, our house and our senate and our governor are all republicans. instead of working on things that need done mike repaving our roads, fixing bridges and fixing water lines, instead of that they work on a problem that does not exist. in pennsylvania, it is a privilege to drive a car on the road. it is a right to vote. why do i need to present a privilege card to perform host: a:thank you for your telephone call. you can see in the headline -- "close to the finish line? the last call is from florida. this is phil, an
. -- you will read a lot about obama. not one word about obama. he has a lot behind him. nobody ever says anything. we are tired of it. i will tell you that. the public is tired of it. there is going to be a reckoning that very soon. all you people that are hiding obama and telling all of these tales that he is eligible to be president are going to have egg all over your face. caller: i would like to talk about something a little closer to home. i live in pennsylvania and i know people have...
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president obama with a five piont lead. president clinton hinting an arm of al qaeda was behind the attacks. a wall street journal stories says companies are changing how health care will be a provided to their employees. they will give their workers a fixed amount of money and allow them to choose their own medical company. consumer spending saw the largest rise in 2011 suggesting customers are spending more at restaurants, clothing, and for health care. we will look at what the labor department found out. but we want to talk to you about your spending habits as they stand today. are you spending more, and if you are tell us why. if you want to reach out to us on social media, @cspanwj for twitter. you can always send us an e- mail. here is a story yesterday and "the wall street journal." the labor department said all areas rose last year. we will see a little bit more of the breakdown of what the labor department found out. as far as your spending habits are concerned, we are interested in getting a gauge on where you are
president obama with a five piont lead. president clinton hinting an arm of al qaeda was behind the attacks. a wall street journal stories says companies are changing how health care will be a provided to their employees. they will give their workers a fixed amount of money and allow them to choose their own medical company. consumer spending saw the largest rise in 2011 suggesting customers are spending more at restaurants, clothing, and for health care. we will look at what the labor...
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michelle obama speaking in washington tonight. to find out more information you can go to our c-span website, our campaign 2012 site, you can find out affirmation about those events. our topic for the first 45 minutes, take a look at the topic of medicare. paul ryan of last night talking about it at the aarp. and president obama mentioned it as part of his campaign. we are looking at voters in 55 years or older. we want to get your thoughts this morning specifically to the topic of medicare. more specifically, who do you trust, president obama or mitt romney when it comes to how they handle medicare issues? here is how you can contact us. two lines/two regions. -- two lines divided by two regions. who do you trust on medicare? "washington post" has a right up when it comes to this topic. here is the headline. the article references the white house, or at least those running to the white house when it comes to medicare. paul ryan in front of the aarp, here is a bit from the store that talks about that. that replaced in new orleans.
michelle obama speaking in washington tonight. to find out more information you can go to our c-span website, our campaign 2012 site, you can find out affirmation about those events. our topic for the first 45 minutes, take a look at the topic of medicare. paul ryan of last night talking about it at the aarp. and president obama mentioned it as part of his campaign. we are looking at voters in 55 years or older. we want to get your thoughts this morning specifically to the topic of medicare....
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i trust president obama. mitt romney wants to go to war again with by ren and we don't need another war. -- with iran and we don't need another war. obama has done everything he can as president. we had a national tragedy and he wants to politicize it. i don't trust mitt romney. he wants to go to war again. i love with the president is doing. people wanted freedom over there and they got freedom. i trust the president. mitt romney wants us to go back to war again. host: next up is kathleen on our line for republicans, florida. caller: good morning. i think we need to take a position that american citizens, wherever they are in the world, are protected by the full force of the united states government. i would like to see our nation grow strong again. you don't ever touch one of our citizens wherever we are in the world. if you do, the wrath of the united states government will come down on you. host: among the two major candidates, who do you believe best exemplifies that or do you trust most with foreign pol
i trust president obama. mitt romney wants to go to war again with by ren and we don't need another war. -- with iran and we don't need another war. obama has done everything he can as president. we had a national tragedy and he wants to politicize it. i don't trust mitt romney. he wants to go to war again. i love with the president is doing. people wanted freedom over there and they got freedom. i trust the president. mitt romney wants us to go back to war again. host: next up is kathleen on...
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let me begin first with obama. i really enjoyed his tonality in so far as his yelling during the speech, which creates interest. other things that create interest, all of the trading -- tweeting that has happened, basically. what i feel that we should talk about is how much better, i am looking forward, as the obama campaign calls that, i feel populism, and i want everyone to be popular with a popular votes, that includes politicians who are charming. there is a bit of charm with popular voting and being the first politician to rest the public to be more populist in their populist vote. host: here is the lead editorial from "usa today." "bad economy could be fatal for president seeking reelection." host: that is "usa today" this morning. our next call comes from the republican line in san diego. caller: i am much worse off. four years ago i was working. now i am unemployed. i think that what happened in 2010 was the harbinger of things to come for 2012. republicans made great gains in 2010 and we will slam in 2012.
let me begin first with obama. i really enjoyed his tonality in so far as his yelling during the speech, which creates interest. other things that create interest, all of the trading -- tweeting that has happened, basically. what i feel that we should talk about is how much better, i am looking forward, as the obama campaign calls that, i feel populism, and i want everyone to be popular with a popular votes, that includes politicians who are charming. there is a bit of charm with popular voting...
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i think the ground game that president obama has -- four or five obama offices where people are getting people identified and bring them not to vote. the other thing is the economy. he slapped tariffs on chinese. he has taken on china. the other thing which is under the radar screen. a huge collective bargaining referendum in ohio. it was all public employees and just like wisconsin and included police and fire. 62% voted it down. governor romney kamen and campaigned against the police and against the fire. karl rove, lynne cheney put a lot of money into the campaign. you have a lot of police and fire folks and teachers say, i'm never voted republican again. mitt romney is going to get caught in the riptide on this and he will be pulled under. it is under the radar screen. most people are not talking about this. you have the collective bargaining issue that mitt romney was on the wrong side of. host: representative tim ryan. adrian in florida. caller: one thing about the free election. we have americans that flew to north carolina. they walk through the city to go to their convention. a
i think the ground game that president obama has -- four or five obama offices where people are getting people identified and bring them not to vote. the other thing is the economy. he slapped tariffs on chinese. he has taken on china. the other thing which is under the radar screen. a huge collective bargaining referendum in ohio. it was all public employees and just like wisconsin and included police and fire. 62% voted it down. governor romney kamen and campaigned against the police and...
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and how obama has handled things in the middle east. he has incited this all because of apologizing to the moslems. when you read about mitt romney on the campaign, did you read anything from the washington times on what they said about his campaign or did you just read from the democratic papers? host: i read from the wall street journal as well. there was not a story in the washington times this morning specifically about that. let me give you this headline from the financial times -- so that the world news section of the financial times this morning. here's the front page of the washington journal this morning -- the washington times -- in louisiana, a.j. is an independent. we are talking about whether the government should control the content like this video? caller: thank god for c-span. no, the government should not. it is amazing that this government is now concerned about censorship on the web when it is a moslem problem. aboutsay this was a movie catholics or baptists or something like that, you think they would be out there do
and how obama has handled things in the middle east. he has incited this all because of apologizing to the moslems. when you read about mitt romney on the campaign, did you read anything from the washington times on what they said about his campaign or did you just read from the democratic papers? host: i read from the wall street journal as well. there was not a story in the washington times this morning specifically about that. let me give you this headline from the financial times -- so that...
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president obama and firstly, michelle obama, will observe a moment of silence at 8:35 eastern time, the same time when flight 11 struck the tower. there is a shot of the pentagon this morning with a flag draped over that building. meanwhile, mitt romney will be speaking at the national guard's annual conference. flags across washington today are at half mast to mark the anniversary. there are hearings on capitol hill. on the house side they will take a look at preventing terrorists from entering united states. "usa today" on their front page "as time passes." it says here -- host: p.j., a democrat, new jersey. you are up first. caller: i see this event as a different thing. i look at it from an engineering standpoint. this is the first time that steele has ever been melted by fire outside of a blast furnace. there was a tremendous chance to study this event that was not allowed. host: all right, virginia. parker, independent line. good morning. caller: we should be honoring those who lost their lives 10 years ago. and we should be helping those people need help with their health insuran
president obama and firstly, michelle obama, will observe a moment of silence at 8:35 eastern time, the same time when flight 11 struck the tower. there is a shot of the pentagon this morning with a flag draped over that building. meanwhile, mitt romney will be speaking at the national guard's annual conference. flags across washington today are at half mast to mark the anniversary. there are hearings on capitol hill. on the house side they will take a look at preventing terrorists from...
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caller: i am voting for obama. i will vote for obama again even though i am hard core republican. romney is phony. he looks like a phony. that's all i can say. he could not get my vote if he bought it. after watching the video in secret on c-span,. i cannot,. if we don't put obama in there, he said he might take one or two terms and is going in the right direction, if we pushed romney in there, we are done, it's over. i would lose my teamster benefits, i would lose my social security and medicare. that's all i've got to say. host: thanks for calling this morning. some senate candidates yesterday came out to oppose mitt romney's remarks. one of them being linda mcmahon, who is running for senate in connecticut. this is the story from "politico." i want to go to arkansas this morning. charles is waiting to chat about mitt romney's comments. caller: when he said was the truth. the problem is the media. 83% to 78% voted democrat. so you can understand why you are getting all this in the newspapers. by the way, did c-span ever make a comment about the statement that was caught on the m
caller: i am voting for obama. i will vote for obama again even though i am hard core republican. romney is phony. he looks like a phony. that's all i can say. he could not get my vote if he bought it. after watching the video in secret on c-span,. i cannot,. if we don't put obama in there, he said he might take one or two terms and is going in the right direction, if we pushed romney in there, we are done, it's over. i would lose my teamster benefits, i would lose my social security and...
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obama and mccain were tied four years ago. obama has a better shot. we do not have national elections. we have state elections and that changes the polls. it depends on who is doing the polling. "the washington post" gave obama the lead among registered voters. polls measured enthusiasm. romney people have been much more enthusiastic. you now see enthusiasm among obama supporters. host: this is the headline from "usa today." why is ohio so important? guest: no republican has ever been elected without carrying ohio. every republican that lost ohio has lost the general election. host: how is it looking for each candidate in ohio? guest: one poll showed obama was winning in ohio by a substantial amount. it's like ability was higher in ohio. so far obama is doing very well. is "national journal." host: what do you make of that? guest: people are on the air early and you're spending a lot of money early. you can hold back your money. obama ran all those ads last month. that money is going into getting these people out to the polls. host: back to florida, a
obama and mccain were tied four years ago. obama has a better shot. we do not have national elections. we have state elections and that changes the polls. it depends on who is doing the polling. "the washington post" gave obama the lead among registered voters. polls measured enthusiasm. romney people have been much more enthusiastic. you now see enthusiasm among obama supporters. host: this is the headline from "usa today." why is ohio so important? guest: no republican has...
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"new york times," obama fills in blanks. obama's plan and g.o.p. sees false hood. michael cooper writes -- host: this is from "the washington post," game over. libyan authorities sent rebels fighting bashar al-assad's government text messages reading game over. host: ryan in ports mouth, virginia. democrat, ryan, good morning to you whoosm do you think about media coverage so far? caller: it's good, but they got my name wrong. it's bryant. host: thanks, bryant. got to turn down the volume, bryant. just talk on the phone. there you go. caller: there you go. host: go ahead, brian. caller: i'm listening to c-span and everything, but i have to say that being a navy veteran and in the active reserves, i can tell you that mitt romney -- as a republican or a democrat, you want the truth. a millionaire, billionaire, whatever his money he made in the past, his fathers are blaming that he quotes a lot about coming from a poor nation , just doesn't buy it. the 47%, talking about it in meetings, billionaire friends, that's find to understand it. if you want to hold on, but wha
"new york times," obama fills in blanks. obama's plan and g.o.p. sees false hood. michael cooper writes -- host: this is from "the washington post," game over. libyan authorities sent rebels fighting bashar al-assad's government text messages reading game over. host: ryan in ports mouth, virginia. democrat, ryan, good morning to you whoosm do you think about media coverage so far? caller: it's good, but they got my name wrong. it's bryant. host: thanks, bryant. got to turn...
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barack obama 2008. his speech was a way under the mark of his wife's speech. bill clinton setting the table for president obama the night before. he seemed to play the victim. americans want their presidents theye true leaders, that are the captain of the ship. he talked about growing the government. i thought that was remarkable. i would have thought that he would have more optimistic vision for creating jobs and solving this conundrum of everyday affordability. people are nervous about the rising cost of food and fuel. last night was the first time i realized i think chicago is in part running a challenger's campaign. give me four years so we can continue to do what we're doing. he is saying, this hasn't gone right and we need four more years to continue to do what we're doing because it hasn't been enough yet. the president gave himself a grade of incomplete. i thought it was a missed opportunity for somebody who is a skilled orator. you had some skilled speeches, including by his wife. host: our pho
barack obama 2008. his speech was a way under the mark of his wife's speech. bill clinton setting the table for president obama the night before. he seemed to play the victim. americans want their presidents theye true leaders, that are the captain of the ship. he talked about growing the government. i thought that was remarkable. i would have thought that he would have more optimistic vision for creating jobs and solving this conundrum of everyday affordability. people are nervous about the...
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obama has been. he has said that he would label china a currency manipulator from his first day in office, which is something that a lot of members of congress on both sides have been pushing for. the obama administration does not want to go that way so far. it would prefer to pressure china to raise the value of its currency through negotiation. governor romney has also said he would be tough on trade enforcement. there's no way to actually proof that he would be. host: james, thank you very much for explaining this complaint. guest: thank you. host: we will talk more about the world trade organization and china in our last hour. we will get deeper and you can call in with your questions about the wto and trade policy with china. back to our question, the video of governor romney that was put out yesterday on mother jones magazine. the governor responded to it last night. what do you think the impact is on campaign 2012? david is a republican in salisbury, maryland. you are on the air. caller: peopl
obama has been. he has said that he would label china a currency manipulator from his first day in office, which is something that a lot of members of congress on both sides have been pushing for. the obama administration does not want to go that way so far. it would prefer to pressure china to raise the value of its currency through negotiation. governor romney has also said he would be tough on trade enforcement. there's no way to actually proof that he would be. host: james, thank you very...
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i am still going to vote for obama. one thing i learned -- i did not need the money to buy the trinkets. i had a nice home, nice car. i do not need the trinkets. it has caught -- taught me a lesson. what the trinkets steny in the store. let them keep their houses, their clothes. and live like i am doing in the basement of my mother. thay have taught me these four years. i do not need the trinkets. host: next is emelia. caller: i stopped looking for work. i had a 34-year-old sister. she recently passed away. i am trying to get back into the workforce but i have been so frustrated. no one will hire me. i tried wal-mart, target. i tried 99 cent store. i have 17 years of banking experience. no one will hire me with that experience because no fault of my own and had to file for bankruptcy. when you file for bankruptcy and you work for a financial and institution, no one will touch your because they feel you are not responsible enough to take care of your own finances. you are a high risk employee. there will not hire you in
i am still going to vote for obama. one thing i learned -- i did not need the money to buy the trinkets. i had a nice home, nice car. i do not need the trinkets. it has caught -- taught me a lesson. what the trinkets steny in the store. let them keep their houses, their clothes. and live like i am doing in the basement of my mother. thay have taught me these four years. i do not need the trinkets. host: next is emelia. caller: i stopped looking for work. i had a 34-year-old sister. she recently...
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the fault is obama. obama shouldn't be president. mr. romney born with a gold spoon born in his mouth and our family is in the way. you can see why why did the camera see the wife, mr. romney wife. i know that the problem is republican. my -- my good friend, america, i no am a big deal here. but be careful because if mr. romney going to be president of the united states, it's a mistake. this country will be done, done, done. >> host: show you a headline from the washington examiner today. it's an a.p. story. but the headline says obama trying to make a case for sticking with him. they write here julie pace does -- don't expect president obama to try to reinvent himself next week. instead, he and a slew of defenders will seek to convince voters to stick on the president they know rather than gamble on someone they knew. a challenging task that most say is headed in the wrong direction. that's the washington examiner. another paper from north carolina this morning, the sunday news and observer. political speeches fail to sway the beleaguer
the fault is obama. obama shouldn't be president. mr. romney born with a gold spoon born in his mouth and our family is in the way. you can see why why did the camera see the wife, mr. romney wife. i know that the problem is republican. my -- my good friend, america, i no am a big deal here. but be careful because if mr. romney going to be president of the united states, it's a mistake. this country will be done, done, done. >> host: show you a headline from the washington examiner today....
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obama, president obama. i think virginians can be independence in terms of charting a particular course. i did not think virginians like to be taken for granted. to say that purging it is in the bag for president obama is probably a bit premature. of course the polling looks good right now. it is always good to be ahead rather than behind. there's a long way until election day. as far as the center of campaign, a lot of that will hinge upon how the presidential campaign goes. the base support for each candidate -- both candidates in virginia are former governor's. they each have a hard core unit of support. they have their differences in terms of the delight --direction that the country should go and the direction for virginia. they are in a lively contest. mr. allen seems to have more support from an external contributors than mr. kaine at iss point but mr. kaine holding his own. both candidates have inundated the airwaves with ads and phone calls to residences. overall, i think this is still very much a si
obama, president obama. i think virginians can be independence in terms of charting a particular course. i did not think virginians like to be taken for granted. to say that purging it is in the bag for president obama is probably a bit premature. of course the polling looks good right now. it is always good to be ahead rather than behind. there's a long way until election day. as far as the center of campaign, a lot of that will hinge upon how the presidential campaign goes. the base support...
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clinton is not obama. obama is not clinton. if clinton was running for reelection, i would probably vote for him. he worked with conservatives and republicans. obama, after he read and health care down, what did he expect the conservatives to do? they were reasonable. obama came into office saying i of the house, the senate, i do not need you republicans. upas it and the corner of play with your leg goes. he screwed up this country. clinton is very energized, a very strong personality. i like clinton but i do not like for obama. -- but i do not like obama. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this summer i was proud of his term goods party as the platform committee drafting chair. as the chair, i come before you today to discuss two important matters related to our party's national platform. as an ordained united methodist minister, i am here to test and affirm our faith and belief in god is central to the american story, and informs the value expressed in the party's platform. in addition, president obama recognizes jerusalem as the ca
clinton is not obama. obama is not clinton. if clinton was running for reelection, i would probably vote for him. he worked with conservatives and republicans. obama, after he read and health care down, what did he expect the conservatives to do? they were reasonable. obama came into office saying i of the house, the senate, i do not need you republicans. upas it and the corner of play with your leg goes. he screwed up this country. clinton is very energized, a very strong personality. i like...
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that figure was not going into obama care. that is what it would save with obama care from the savings from the course of health care. you keep saying, and it is the second morning in a row i have been sitting here watching this tv with the republican saying nonsense about the $700 millio billion. it is a savings. with the obama care in place we will save $19 billion over 10 years. host: thank you. guest: this is in some sense as a medical argument. it is a savings. -- a semantical argument. that savings plus 600 billion in new taxes are what finance that. it is one thing to save money and leave it in the system, in other words not using it up for a brand new program. the country is already running trillion dollar deficits. the largest that that any single president has racked up in a single term. yet we're talking about a brand new expansion of entitlements. that is done by reforms in medicare that divert money that otherwise would go there, someplace else, and 600 billion in new taxes. you can describe it how you want, but b
that figure was not going into obama care. that is what it would save with obama care from the savings from the course of health care. you keep saying, and it is the second morning in a row i have been sitting here watching this tv with the republican saying nonsense about the $700 millio billion. it is a savings. with the obama care in place we will save $19 billion over 10 years. host: thank you. guest: this is in some sense as a medical argument. it is a savings. -- a semantical argument....
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when he went from becoming senator obama to president obama. and then we have the chairman of this convention, the l.a. mayor. we are excited to talk to the chairman. before we bring out arun, thank you to "the charlotte observer" our partners here. they have fantastic coverage in the run up to this. we are excited to be partnering with them and sharing content with them throughouthe convention. also are thrilled to thank team bank of america for supporting these conversations here on their own turf. they have supported the playbook breakfast back in d.c. and tampa, and now excited to have them here. the director of public policy will welcome us. jim, thank you for having us. >> welcome to charlotte. i want to welcome everyone on behalf of bank of america. we have over 15,000 employees working here. we are proud of our civic leadership here in charlotte. we're delighted to be cosponsoring this morning with the charlotte observer. the publisher is here. we had a great week last week in tampa. mike and the political team pull together the leading
when he went from becoming senator obama to president obama. and then we have the chairman of this convention, the l.a. mayor. we are excited to talk to the chairman. before we bring out arun, thank you to "the charlotte observer" our partners here. they have fantastic coverage in the run up to this. we are excited to be partnering with them and sharing content with them throughouthe convention. also are thrilled to thank team bank of america for supporting these conversations here on...
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president obama on "60 minutes" pressure.'s no he said that he would block it out when he makes decisions for the united states. that's the wrong answer. think the prime minister should be pressuring the president of the united states. host: what does this mean for the united nations? caller: i like the u.n. any time people come together and thought, it's reasonably good. but it needs to be updated for the new powers and it ne conew countries. the security members have a veto. people need to be explained why those five countries and why not other countries? host: on twitter -- albany, new york, democratic caller timothy. caller: the role of the un is to be a platform for discussion at hand for diplomatic relations between all the countries in the world. host: is it serving that purpose? caller: i think it is, but their expectations are too high. it's not going to solve our problem. we will not be able to use it for something it was never intended for. people seem to get upset because they think that because the u.n. issues san
president obama on "60 minutes" pressure.'s no he said that he would block it out when he makes decisions for the united states. that's the wrong answer. think the prime minister should be pressuring the president of the united states. host: what does this mean for the united nations? caller: i like the u.n. any time people come together and thought, it's reasonably good. but it needs to be updated for the new powers and it ne conew countries. the security members have a veto. people...
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as the president obama is asking to be reelected for his second term. but the ultimate power is in the hands of the people, and it is up to them to decide who they want to represent them. i would take exception to one thing he said, that the congress is only concerned about its re- election. that is not true. on both sides of the aisle, i would say the overwhelming majority are very concerned about the country, and we want to do the right thing. the thing that most people do not understand is that in a country this large and this diverse, what my constituents think is the right thing to do is sometimes not the same as the minority leader nancy pelosi's constituency in san francisco. or the gentleman from washington that was on the program before me, he has a much more liberal voting record than i do. he represents a more liberal part of the country in washington state. i represent a more conservative part of the country in central texas. so the beauty of democracy is, over time, we start here and we end up here, and hopefully here is for the good of the
as the president obama is asking to be reelected for his second term. but the ultimate power is in the hands of the people, and it is up to them to decide who they want to represent them. i would take exception to one thing he said, that the congress is only concerned about its re- election. that is not true. on both sides of the aisle, i would say the overwhelming majority are very concerned about the country, and we want to do the right thing. the thing that most people do not understand is...
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i bring up the case of obama. when you had democrats ruling and everything they couldn't get everything done, two-party, i don't know. north versus the south didn't work real good for us 150 years ago, but why not have it set up eastern and central and pacific? three parties divided like the time zone. host: by the time zones, all right. don in tennessee on our line for independents. caller: thank you. host: more from the report from the gallup survey. they write that democrats are more likely than republicans to express faith in the federal government's ability to handle domestic problems, insofar as politically unified executive branches ease the passage of laws and the implementation of policies designed to solve national problems, democrats would view this as a positive development. republicans also fare one-party control over divided government, but by a smaller margin of 36% to 27%. independents are split in their preferences between one-party, 28%, and divided government, 30%. democrats' preference for unit
i bring up the case of obama. when you had democrats ruling and everything they couldn't get everything done, two-party, i don't know. north versus the south didn't work real good for us 150 years ago, but why not have it set up eastern and central and pacific? three parties divided like the time zone. host: by the time zones, all right. don in tennessee on our line for independents. caller: thank you. host: more from the report from the gallup survey. they write that democrats are more likely...
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actually, president obama when he was senator obama said the same thing. he said during a recessionary period you should not be raising taxes in the country. we want to make sure that line of thought goes into effect. we do not want to see that tax rates on anyone in this country go up next year. host: a democrat in akron, ohio. caller: i just want to say the national deficit of trillions of dollars we have spent on the legal wars in afghanistan and iraq. nationally i am voting for the gary johnson libertarian candidate who wants an immediate withdrawal from all wars. agree with you on some of your points but disagree with you on some of your facts. you may be one to go back and take a look at how much we spent on the war. clearly a large amount of money. some of the questions i had, but the amount of money we spent on these wars does pale in comparison to the 16 trillion dollars that the now country now finds itself in debt for. put that issue aside. we are on the same page the fact that we need to rein in spending, but also look at how we can rein in spe
actually, president obama when he was senator obama said the same thing. he said during a recessionary period you should not be raising taxes in the country. we want to make sure that line of thought goes into effect. we do not want to see that tax rates on anyone in this country go up next year. host: a democrat in akron, ohio. caller: i just want to say the national deficit of trillions of dollars we have spent on the legal wars in afghanistan and iraq. nationally i am voting for the gary...
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michele obama will propel barack obama through this election. people do not understand the calling these people have in the white house. it is about to go down. host: atlanta, georgia. michael on our republican line. caller: good morning. i think both ladies at the rnc convention and the dnc convention -- hello? host:, we are listening, michael. caller: they have done a good job with their speeches, and i think the first lady was really good. i am a republican, and i can tell you she was really good. i give her props. what i wanted to say his i am a republican and i'm leaning to voting against my own candidate. host: why? caller: for a simple reason. if our canada does not trust me to show me his taxes, i cannot trust him. it comes down to trust. he is going to be the first president in this modern time that has not shown taxes. he has shown one year. he promised to show another one. his father showed 12, or at least 10, and every other candidate showed at least seven. that really makes me uneasy. it is very uncomfortable, to be honest with you.
michele obama will propel barack obama through this election. people do not understand the calling these people have in the white house. it is about to go down. host: atlanta, georgia. michael on our republican line. caller: good morning. i think both ladies at the rnc convention and the dnc convention -- hello? host:, we are listening, michael. caller: they have done a good job with their speeches, and i think the first lady was really good. i am a republican, and i can tell you she was really...
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obama believes, liberation theology. he only quit it when it's preacher came under fire, during the campaign. host: bill is a democrat in indiana. caller: i would like to talk about congress. get ridy want to do is giv of poor people. they want to get rid of middle class and the unions. they don't believe in retirement plans. they keep having hearings about banks losing money. people lost $2 trillion in their 401k plan, there was not a committee or anyone talking about that. host: what would you change, b -- bill? caller: well, i would change something about how the government is run. they talk about protecting our borders at the south. what you have to worry about is the main gate coming through. they have trucks from mexico, they're not allowed to check them or anything. that's where all the dope dealers and gangs are coming from and going to all the cities in the the nobody's talking about that. all they can do is keep passing laws against the citizens of the united states. i don't understand that. host: a tweet -- he
obama believes, liberation theology. he only quit it when it's preacher came under fire, during the campaign. host: bill is a democrat in indiana. caller: i would like to talk about congress. get ridy want to do is giv of poor people. they want to get rid of middle class and the unions. they don't believe in retirement plans. they keep having hearings about banks losing money. people lost $2 trillion in their 401k plan, there was not a committee or anyone talking about that. host: what would...
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everything that obama does? guest: look, you've got conservatives that feel about me on the other side. if you're a staunch, passionate believer in your point of view, you're going to look at someone on the other side and say why is that person negative. a lot of conservatives and republicans probably think i'm very negative about mitt romney and i have been negative about him because i don't think that's the direction we should take the country. sean is a good guy who is a firm believer in his point of view and has a very different view than i do about what we should do going forward, and you know, it kind of works both ways. so i'm not exempt from those views on the other -- coming from the other side. host: ken weeks says this on the twitter page, mr. colmes, are you and sean hannity friends away from the portional work environment? guest: we've always been friends. in fact our offices are still next to each other. one thing, we did that show for 12 years and i know that, again, if you're ideologically set on
everything that obama does? guest: look, you've got conservatives that feel about me on the other side. if you're a staunch, passionate believer in your point of view, you're going to look at someone on the other side and say why is that person negative. a lot of conservatives and republicans probably think i'm very negative about mitt romney and i have been negative about him because i don't think that's the direction we should take the country. sean is a good guy who is a firm believer in his...
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number one, blaming the obama administration for the mess in the middle east, because of obama's polices, as i recall a year ago, condoleezza rice and the other members of the bush administration were tripping over one another to claim that they were the ones responsible for the arab uprising, that they were the ones that planted the seed of democracy by starting these wars in iraq that cost is much in terms of life and money, and this other assertion that the obama health care plan is going to ruin our system, national geographic magazine two years ago had a comparison of the costs spent her capita by various european nations and little portugal, spending about $2500 per person, per year on health care had better outcomes in infant mortality than the united states, which is paying three times more. guest: i don't believe it. when you see the flow happen in the different direction, then i'll believe it. what do i mean by that. when we see more americans going to europe for health care rather than europeans coming here for health care, then i will buy the european system or at least part
number one, blaming the obama administration for the mess in the middle east, because of obama's polices, as i recall a year ago, condoleezza rice and the other members of the bush administration were tripping over one another to claim that they were the ones responsible for the arab uprising, that they were the ones that planted the seed of democracy by starting these wars in iraq that cost is much in terms of life and money, and this other assertion that the obama health care plan is going to...
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and obama is not. with dr. jill stein, previously, she commented that the bankers were the cause for the need for the bailout. i disagree. i don't think there was any need for the bailout. i voted against the bailout, because in my view, that helped a few large firms, some of which weren't even fdic-insured. but the government forced smaller community banks to make loans to persons that really couldn't pay them back. they were encouraged to do that. they will -- they will accuse a financial institution of red lining if they're not making enough in the low income neighborhoods and if you're not making enough to persons without assets, they're saying you're being discriminatory. make more loans. and they're caught in a vice. if they could make loans just based on business decisions and whether a person could repay the money, i don't think we ever had the melt down. but i think she was right that wall street packaged the loans and they knew that a lot of these people couldn't pay them back, yet they sold them to p
and obama is not. with dr. jill stein, previously, she commented that the bankers were the cause for the need for the bailout. i disagree. i don't think there was any need for the bailout. i voted against the bailout, because in my view, that helped a few large firms, some of which weren't even fdic-insured. but the government forced smaller community banks to make loans to persons that really couldn't pay them back. they were encouraged to do that. they will -- they will accuse a financial...
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caller: barack obama. host: the lead story in an "the new york times" -- talking foreign policy and foreign relations will be part of the topic on this week's's "newsmakers." joe lieberman talked about all kinds of things including cyber attacks on u.s. institutions and attacks of the u.s. consulate in libya as well as other things. the fact he is retiring from the senate this year and returning to private life. we will show you a little bit of the interview. part of the interview he talks about the attacks, whether or not there was a terrorist attack, and the fact he is puzzled by some of the reaction by the administration that does not identify the attack as a terrorist attack. >> i was puzzled by some people in the administration who was hesitant to call it a terrorist attack. whether it was planned, premeditated, or spontaneous, it had all the attributes of any accepted definition of terrorism. it was the use of violence to carry out a political mission. clearly, that is what happened. i do not think w
caller: barack obama. host: the lead story in an "the new york times" -- talking foreign policy and foreign relations will be part of the topic on this week's's "newsmakers." joe lieberman talked about all kinds of things including cyber attacks on u.s. institutions and attacks of the u.s. consulate in libya as well as other things. the fact he is retiring from the senate this year and returning to private life. we will show you a little bit of the interview. part of the...
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if we cannot get obamas to, maybe we need to get another president -- if we can get obamas to, maybe we need to get another president -- if we cannot get obama to, maybe we need to get another president. i just went to south dakota recently on vacation and went to the parks bear, mount rushmore. that was so beautiful. i enjoyed myself so much. i want to do everything i can, not only to protect the parks, but to protect the animals in the parks. i thank you so much for the work you are doing. guest: i think your suggestion is good. we need to launch what is called the civilian conservation corps. it put a lot of people to work in our national parks. some of the buildings that are still there were built by the ctc. now is the time for that kind of initiatives. we have national parks in urban areas. the gold way -- the gateway national park is right next to new york city. there are young urban youth desperately looking for jobs and work and to build to their experience. unfortunately, this does require additional funding from congress. that is a great idea. i know the parks service is d
if we cannot get obamas to, maybe we need to get another president -- if we can get obamas to, maybe we need to get another president -- if we cannot get obama to, maybe we need to get another president. i just went to south dakota recently on vacation and went to the parks bear, mount rushmore. that was so beautiful. i enjoyed myself so much. i want to do everything i can, not only to protect the parks, but to protect the animals in the parks. i thank you so much for the work you are doing....